I don't know that it's actually better, but I prefer the way it's done: download the torrent straight from a website and run it in a program to d/l it. I personally feel a little more safe when I can read feedback about the torrent and see exactly what files I'm getting first than I did back in my Kazaa/Limewire etc days.

It's generally pretty slow: 2-20 kb/s but there is so much available to d/l. You really need a computer on 24-7 for it though: Seasons of TV shows can take a week or more, depending on number of seeders/downloaders. Ask me if you've got questions: sites to get torrents, program to run them, codecs needed to play files etc.